Former Watford boss Marco Silva is reportedly the frontrunner to replace him. The Portuguese was Evertons first-choice to replace Ronald Koeman back in November but the Hornets blocked their approach only to sack him themselves in January.

Whoever is appointed, Stubbs says they face a huge summer as they look to amend the mistakes Everton made in previous transfer windows, having had little to show for the almost £300million spent since Farhad Moshiris takeover.